Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-06-27
PATHS HOME LIFE.
HOW THE GREAT SINGER WHiLes
AWAY The TINE.

sNAr inS ilNe.
The Rstaer Nomsdic Existence Passed
In Hotels and Palace tsr>-Breakfs,t
Luncheon. Dinn.r->ignor NicoIini
"LslIa E""kh"-Ho>,.-< and Friends
Their. has been a great deal written and
printed about Nine fstti- home life, as faI
as the term can lie a'r'ici - the rather
nomadiC eXiS'enre passed IA hulel> and palac.
cars. As very few persons however. have
been privileged ~ note de VISA the incident,
of a prima donna's daily routine the rub
llshei stories have l,rn rather interesting
than accurate. The reporters and interview
ers that have dealt with the subject al an,
length have had to depend. IN truth, mort
upon their imagination than upon an abun
dance Of facts. During Nine PATHS sojourI
in the United Stat.s which NAV lie taken a.
fair specimen Of her experience elsewhere
her days have gone hy with something akin
10 conventual monotony
Awakening toward O'Clock in the morn
ing, the songStress takes cup OF coffee befor.
leaving her bed chamber. The two or thrIs
hours that go by before lunrheon-tha Freuci
dejeuner Ia tOur,tI"tt''-aTe whIlol avs,
with the maids, the birds, and the dogs. Sig
nor Nicoliul appearing al intervals with a bi
of gossip, a suggest ION or some startling in
telligence spropo> Of y particularly long run
made NJ the billiard table. At noon luncheon
is on the table. and Mime. Patti steps int,
the dining room aud claims her share Of fisi
and Of one dish OF meat. ending up with bi
of fruit. The prims donna never eats breas
in its habitual form; the bread laid befor,
her is cut into thin slices and baked until il r
as hard as wood She drives daily from u,
i:30 or s. and very little conversation is car
ried on as the carriage rolls through the parl
or up the road As far rs Judge Smiths pop
ular hoSielry
NINE. PATHS DINNERS.
When Mime Patti is tn sing in the evening
she dimes al o'clock in the afternoon; wher
she is not 10 perform, dinner is served at
One or two friends are generally invited tt
dine with Ia diva. aud formality - avoided a
much as possible The menu is made up i,
the morning. and wu-, to tine cook if all il
component parts are not prepared not merel,
TO the queens, but TO the Songstress' and I,
the tenor's taste. 4 great feature of Nine
PATHS dinners is the Ice that is brought in Al
that stage Of events AT which the plebeian Ro
man punch is hahitually served At III.
Windsor this marvellous compound is caliet
"Lslla Rcokh. and for the behoof Of the un
initiated 1t may be described as resembling
the more widely known "Pouiing nessel
brode, minus the fruit contained in the lat
ter delectable compound
"Lalla Rookh" is the single subject, outsid
OF billiards. upon which Signor Nico'l
wakes positively enthusiastic. His admir-, IN
will lie pained TO learn that owing to his ten
dency to bilious attacks his doctors havS for
hidden him 10 partake of his favorite dciicacy
with anything approaching self indulgence
At dinnsr Signor Nlcolini drinks claret, bu
avoids white wines. As for Nine I'atti, tw,
or three Years ago her physician prescribsl
claret, with view to enriching her ratbel
impoverished blood. Just now no traces o,
an9nia are perceptible, and Nine. Patti hav
ing wearied of clar.t Is permitted To mnigh
e little whisky with her water at dinner only.
There is no such meal supper In the Patt
household, and by midnight Signor ami Mime
NicolIni hs we ictired
HOSTESS AND FRIENDS.
In DAYS set apart for performances Nine
Patti never receives, and does little or ne
talking When she is not TO sing in the even
ing she entertains her friends from l toi
o'clock in the afternoon, and after dinner Q
little music of an out Of the way sort, j. e..
Either playing, banjo solos and SO on, b,
artists who are only too happy to be asked t6
meet la diva, is enjoyed by the hostess anG
her friends. The latter are not very numer.
Gus, but they are Of long standing. Many oi
them belong TO well known Hebrew families
and nearly ali are connected with the world
Of finance. Nine. Patti has, practically, No
professional inrimates At distant interval.
she is called upon by some artists that hav,
known her abroad but it cannot he said thai
any close acquaintance exists between he,
and her brothers and sisters in art
Nor does Nine. Patti cultivate. as do most
singers and actors, the society of journalists
Those whom she has known and liked fol
years are welcomed as friends. but in an
evening conversation with them and other,
there is no hint of the hostess profession and
no mention Of experiences or triumphs-
nothing, IN brief, TO suggest that the aItii
cares TO supply material for a newspaper
article or for idle gossip. With her guests
Mime. Patti prefers TO converse in English,
which she speaks quite as fiuentiy as if she
had never left England or America But she
drops into French, Italian and German WITH
perfect facility, always recurring to English
as soon as practicable. Mime. Patti strives te
diffuse the belief that Signor Nicolini under.
stands the vernacular, il he does not speak il,
Signor Nicollni, unfortunately, makes nc
effort TO keep up his wife's well meant and
innocent deceptiou.-NeN York sun.
Vanity of Men Who Travel